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  Formula One news, comment and analysis from F1Fanatic » Blog Archive » F1 Video: 2001   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
2001 Malaysian Grand Prix, Sepang - Michael Schumacher won again for Ferrari, showing his class recovering from a spin as rain fell on the track.
2001 Brazilian Grand Prix, Interlagos - Juan Pablo Montoya announced his arrival in F1 with a stunning pass on Schumacher after a rolling restart.
2001 German Grand Prix, Hockenheimring - The 2001 German Grand Prix was the last to be held at the ‘old style’ Hockenheim circuit before it was reworked by Hermann Tilke.
www.f1fanatic.co.uk /2006/07/13/f1-video-2001   (470 words)

  
 Auto-Racing @ MieNet: Grand Prix 2001 Special Details
Considering Burti's mid-twenties, he might not realize in what excellent company he is here: two Austrian legends likewise made their debut race in the Austrian GP: the late Jochen Rindt in the inaugural Austrian F1 GP (1964), and Niki Lauda in 1971, in the second Grand Prix being held at Osterreichring.
The Grand Prix held at old Osterreichring track in the year when its retirement was decreed, was worthy of the fearsome reputation which the Austrian track earned among the drivers shortly after its inauguration.
Grand Prix from the moment M.Schumacher and Montoya got tangled until he had to pull in for his pit stop, when McLaren's strategy triumphed over Ferrari's.
www.mienet.com /sports/autoracing/obsf1detail01b.html   (5941 words)

  
 Atlas F1: The 2001 Austrian GP Preview
Although all four of the Grands Prix held at the A1 Ring have been dry, rain is a possibility as happened during qualifying for the 1998 race.
The 1998 Austrian Grand Prix was his best performance, setting fastest lap as he clawed his way back from last place after being skewered by Mika Salo's Arrows at the Remus Kurve.
Hakkinen won the 2000 and 1998 Austrian Grands Prix, finished 3rd after setting the fastest lap in the 1999 race and blew his Ilmor-Mercedes engine on the first lap of the 1997 race.
www.atlasf1.com /2001/aut/preview/tytler.html   (4511 words)

  
 F1factory - Everything about Formula One
The 2002 race marks the 25th Anniversary of the inaugural Austrian Grand Prix, which was held in 1964 at Zeltweg.
In 1997, after a ten-year break the Austrian Grand Prix returned, located at the A1-Ring, a modified version of the original Österreichring.
At the 2001 Austrian Grand Prix David secured victory, having started from the fourth row on the grid, and Kimi took fourth position.
www.f1factory.nl /news/newsart.php?art=501   (563 words)

  
 Fernando Alonso Díaz, Fernando Alonso, 1981, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2001 Australian Grand Prix,2001 ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
At the Belgian Grand Prix, Alonso finished second and struggled with a car which was extremely difficult to drive due to a less than ideal set-up for the track conditions.
The Japanese and Chinese Grands Prix saw Alonso and Renault abandon the conservative style evident in Brazil when he was still chasing the championship title and Renault closed the performance gap considerably.
It was thought he qualified with less fuel than in previous grands prix but this was not the case, as the Spaniard pitted only two laps ahead of Schumacher in the first stint.
www.fernando-alonso-f1.com.cob-web.org:8888   (5532 words)

  
 Historic Grand Prix
We slide ourselves down into the cockpit of a 1976 March 761 Grand Prix car for the ride of a lifetime.
Finished in bright orange Beta Utensili livery, James King's March 761/08 is powered by a 3.0 liter, 480hp long-stroke Cosworth DFV V8 -- its rebuilt tub the same one that Vittorio Brambilla drove in a handful of GP races in 1976 before it became the team's spare chassis.
King is one of the founders of Historic Grand Prix, and competes with his March regularly in that group's feature events.
www.historicgrandprix.com /articles/VintageMotorsport2004.htm   (1661 words)

  
 Atlas F1 Magazine: The 2001 Austrian GP Review
A staggering performance in the final sector of the A1-Ring allowed Michael Schumacher to clinch his fifth pole position out of six races in what looks set to be a record-breaking season for the German when it comes to starting from the top spot of the grid.
By setting his second consecutive pole after the Spanish Grand Prix, the Ferrari driver also ended a disappointing series of performances at the Austrian track, where he has qualified no better than fourth in his previous appearances.
The perfect weather conditions at the very slippery Austrian circuit saw the crowd having to wait a massive 21 minutes before the hills were brought alive with the sound of a Formula One engine.
www.atlasf1.com /2001/aut/elizalde.html   (4175 words)

  
 2002 Austrian Grand Prix - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 2002 Austrian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on May 12, 2002 at the A1-Ring.
It was infamous for the "staged finish", where Rubens Barrichello was told to let Michael Schumacher past at the last curve, due to team orders [1].
Team orders were banned soon after this happened again that September at the United States Grand Prix (in which Schumacher returned the favor), on the grounds it artificially determined the race.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/2002_Austrian_Grand_Prix   (218 words)

  
 RTÉ.ie Sport - Coulthard wins Austrian Grand Prix
McLaren's David Coulthard was a surprise winner of the Austrian Grand Prix this afternoon, coming in ahead of championship rival Michael Schumacher and the German's Ferrari team-mate Rubens Barichello.
Barichello revealed afterwards that the team had ordered him to pull over at the final corner to allow Schumacher through and that he was upset not at finishing third but for losing out on finishing first.
I was winning the grand prix but David could get past me. That's why I am unhappy," he said.
www.rte.ie /sport/2001/0513/formula1.html   (461 words)

  
 rediff.com: sports channel - Team orders haunt Austrian Grand Prix
A row over team orders and unsporting behaviour has yet again overshadowed the outcome of a Formula One grand prix and left one man grinning and another in tears.
The move caused a furore in a country where widespread betting on the race had taken place and where sport is always regarded as a pure contest between individuals, or teams, without any manipulation.
Ferrari, in 1999, did the same at the Malaysian Grand Prix at Kuala Lumpur where Schumacher, returning from a long lay-off after he had broken a leg, moved over to allow Briton Irvine to win and keep alive his hopes of the drivers' title that year.
www.rediff.com /sports/2001/may/15prix.htm   (891 words)

  
 Quantas Australian Grand Prix 2001
We should not deny anything: Grand Prix Racing was able to avoid it`s worst possible catastrophe only by millimeters on the first Sunday of March 2001.
All new cars are extremely underweight and the ballast carried is used for better weight balance on the individual track - the same nonsense as the water bottles taken into the side pods (officially for better brake cooling) in the early eighties had been used only for manipulation.
Worldchampionship points in the first Grand Prix ever are as rare as the Blue Mauritius stamp.
www.research-racing.de /Melbourne2001-3.htm   (1261 words)

  
 Grand Prix de Monaco 2001
The Grand Prix of Monaco with it`s glamorous atmosphere, thank God demanding an only dead with Lorenzo Bandini being killed back in 1967, will be held on the street circuit of Monte Carlo, until a car will crash into a grandstand making hundreds of spectators killed.
In 1975 the Italian won his only Grand Prix at Austrian Zeltweg in a very heavy rain with a works March Ford - and was so happy about his victory that he crashed into the pit wall after passing the finish line.
Some hours after the Grand Prix of Monaco 2001 he scored a double victory in the Indianapolis 500 with the young Brazilians Helio Castroneves and Gil de Ferran with cars bought from Dallara.
www.research-racing.de /Monaco2001-4.htm   (1036 words)

  
 British Motorcycle Grand Prix 2001
Grand Prix in the 500 class last year.
Ian McConnachie was the last British rider to take solo GP victory, winning the 80cc race at the British Grand Prix at Silverstone in 1986.
The last time a British rider took a win in the 250 class was when Alan Carter won the French Grand Prix at Le Mans in 1983.
www.birmingham101.com /101motorsMOTOGP.html   (1605 words)

  
 TW80   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
The Donington Grand Prix Collection has played host to a glittering dinner party, to celebrate owner Tom Wheatcroft's eightieth birthday year.
Top bid was for a genuine David Coulthard steering wheel from his 2001 Austrian Grand Prix winning car, donated by McLaren, which made £11,000.
Displayed on stage were two appropriate exhibits from the Grand Prix Collection: Moss's Lotus which he drove to victory in the 1961 Monaco Grand Prix and a 1957 Vanwall which was driven by both Moss and Brooks.
www.doningtoncollection.com /tw80   (277 words)

  
 Auto-Racing @ MieNet: Grand Prix 2000 Special Details
I thank the team for having done a perfect job all weekend and Rubens for protecting me. He is a great teammate and one day I will repay the favour." This was Schumacher's 40th career victory, also significant in that it broke the recent tradition of drivers not winning from pole (the past 12 GP's).
Burti, who had to start from the pits (a last minute problem forced Jaguar to get Herbert's spare car ready for Burti), finished next to last, in a racing event where more experienced drivers were involved in a number of incidents.
As water from the morning rain was still covering the track, a rolling start (behind the safety car) gave this race its touch of originality.
www.mienet.com /sports/autoracing/obsf1detail00.html   (1262 words)

  
 One-horse race: with the most dominant car in series history, 2002 was a great year for Ferrari, but a frustrating one ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
Ferrari's focus on Schumacher turned controversial at the Austrian Grand Prix when the team instructed Barrichello to hand the lead over to his teammate much to the chagrin of the race's fans.
Montoya's teammate, Ralf Schumacher, won the Malaysian Grand Prix early in the season, when Ferrari was still running its 2001 car.
In 2001, Sauber Petronas finished fourth in the Constructors Championship; this year, the Swiss-based team slipped to fifth.
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0FCH/is_2_31/ai_95555112   (941 words)

  
 Racing Roundup: Present, future 1-2 at Austrian
The front row of the starting grid reflects the finish at the Spanish Grand Prix two weeks ago, when Schumacher won.
His fastest lap on the 2.68-mile A1-Ring circuit was 1 minute, 9.562 seconds, giving Schumacher his first pole on the track that twists through the wooded hills in southern Austria.
The 71-lap Austrian Grand Prix is the only race Schumacher has never won.
www.post-gazette.com /sports/other/20010513carsrp8.asp   (458 words)

  
 GrandPrix.com > GP Encyclopedia > Races > 2001 Results > Austrian GP
THE 2001 FIA Formula 1 World Championship will be fought over by Michael Schumacher and David Coulthard.
"Winning this Grand Prix is a big boost for everybody in the team," David said very simply.
Eddie Irvine ended his day in seventh place, which is Jaguar's best showing to date as well — as indication that the Austrian GP is not be considered a normal result.
www.grandprix.com /gpe/rr669.html   (2356 words)

  
 Putting the IT in Pit Crew - WIRELESS TECHNOLOGY - CIO Magazine Aug 1,2002   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
In the 2001 Austrian Grand Prix, for example, just nine-tenths of a second separated the first 10 cars on the grid.
By the time the team flies home to re-equip for the next race, redesigned components are already heading for the wind tunnel for testing.
The Montreal Grand Prix in June once again brought the Jordan Honda team hard-earned championship points, for the third race in a row.
www.cio.com /archive/080102/tl_wireless.html?printversion=yes   (392 words)

  
 AutoRacing1.com - F1 News
Burti impressed the team with a mature and determined drive in the 2000 Austrian Grand Prix when he stood in for Eddie Irvine.
Responsibility for the development of the R2 during the 2001 season will be led by Steve Nichols who joined the team on 1st December 2000 in the position of Technical Director.
Rahal announced that the Jaguar Racing F3 drivers competing in the 2001 British Formula Three Championship would be 19-year old German Andre Lotterer - recently voted as Germany's junior rookie driver of 2000 by the readers of Motor Sport Aktuell magazine - and 20-year old Australian James Courtney.
www.autoracing1.com /htmfiles/2001/F1/0109JaguarLaunch.htm   (672 words)

  
 YouTube - 2001 Austrian Formula One Grand Prix Highlights
Highlights from the 2001 Austrian Grand Highlights from the 2001 Austrian Grand Prix at the A1-Ring.
Schumacher resumed in the lead but began to struggle when it started to rain and was passed by David Coulthard, who won for McLaren.
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 The Hindu : Flying Scot Coulthard wins Austrian GP
Flying Scot Coulthard wins Austrian GP David Coulthard of the McLaren team finally won the Austrian Grand Prix on Sunday after four second- place finishes in previous years while world champion Michael Schumacher failed to erase the only white spot in his Formula one map.
By making it a dozen career wins, Coulthard halved the deficit on 2001 leader Schumacher, who finished second by team order as Ferrari teammate Rubens Barrichello had to let the German pass on the final metres.
Schumacher, who was bidding to win the only race he has never won in his 150th career GP but at least got his 50th podium finish in a Ferrari, has 42 points from six of 17 races.
www.hinduonnet.com /thehindu/2001/05/14/stories/0714088f.htm   (461 words)

  
 German Scientology News in Vienna, Austria
Prior to their going to Kitzbuehel for the 2001 61st Hahnenkamm races, the staff of ARS-CC Vienna went to the traditional Philharmonic ball at the large music hall in Vienna on January 18, 2001.
That was the way the Austrian section of the audience wanted to express their appreciation for the outstanding cooperation in an aggression-free atmosphere by the organizers, the Dialog Zentrum Berlin and Reverend Thomas Gandow.
The problems on the theme at hand were worked out and came together through the efforts of the participants of this professional training seminar, not to mention the experiences of individual work groups who are confronted with that sort of thing daily, and were heard eagerly in a new light.
www.lermanet.com /cisar/survey/vp.htm#000906b   (5411 words)

  
 F1Racing.net - Every day updated Formula One news! (For Formula 1 news, results, photos and more!)
The McLaren Mercedes team travels to Austria for round six of the FIA Formula One World Championship, which takes place in the foothills of the Styrian Mountains at the scenic A1-Ring.
Following the Spanish Grand Prix McLaren has been testing at the Valencia circuit in Spain.
"It was encouraging to take my second podium finish of the 2002 season at the Spanish Grand Prix, and I am now looking forward to building on the result in Austria, which is also my 130th Grand Prix start," remarked Coulthard.
www.f1racing.net /en/news.php?newsID=34975   (692 words)

  
 Bots - Serving the Online Backgammon Community Since 1999
Snowie 3 Pro analyzes the final 21-point match of the Grand Prix de Suisse Champions flight between Tobias Hellwag of Germany and Pawel Bielewicz of Sweden held on November 4, 2001 by the Swiss Backgammon Group in Lugano, Switzerland.
The Snowie analysis of the final match of the 2001 Austrian Open Masters between Francois Tardieu of France and Akaki Kikaleishvili of Georgia.
Snowie 3 Professional analyzes the final of the 2001 World Championship between Jorgen Granstedt of Sweden and Thomas Holm of Denmark.
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 s h o t g u n r e v i e w s   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
And to top it off they are the only brothers to both win a Grand Prix in their career, not to mention the fact that they’ve finished a race 1st and 2nd (Canada).
I will have extensive coverage of the U.S. Grand Prix when it returns to Indy for a second year in a row.
I doubt I do a wrap-up for the French Grand Prix seeing it was only a week after the European round and it’s taking me forever to do this mid-season report.
www.shotgunreviews.com /features/grandprix0724.html   (5844 words)

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